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Lions, Tigers, and Bears: Discovering Wilderness In Nashville's Urban Jungle
If there's one membership your family should buy, let it be the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere. It's the best place to see those proverbial lions and tigers--and also local critters like chipmunks and cardinals. The Nashville Zoo has incorporated the exotic into our native landscape, with stunning results. It feels almost natural to see an African savanna nestled next to the historic farm's ... Read more >
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5 Best Ways To Enjoy Centennial Park in Nashville
Centennial Park is Nashville's showpiece urban park, originally designed for the 1897 Centennial Exposition. You'll find it on West End Avenue near Vanderbilt. Here are 5 things we enjoy doing with our preschoolers at Centennial Park: Feed the ducks around Wautauga Lake. Buy day-old bread at the bakery thrift store on Charlotte. Enjoy free Big Band dances or Shakespeare At The Park at ... Read more >
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Fish, Lizards, & Mice: Zoo Alternatives In Nashville
On these 90-degree days, sometimes the Nashville Zoo seems like an impossible dream. Never fear! Here's a list of easy animal encounters around Nashville. We adore the Aquatic Critter on Nolensville Rd. It's not an average fish store--gorgeous reef tanks, glo-fish, and even a stingray pool. Sylvan Park's Love At First Sight is a friendly place to visit cats and dogs. Perhaps ... Read more >
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Nashville Zoo: Year Of The Frog
We noticed the Nashville Zoo's 6 new frog exhibits in the indoor Unseen New World building. My kids were already excited about spotting the blue poison arrow frogs...so they were WOWED by the colorful new species! I only wish we had read a couple of frog books before leaving home, because they didn't want to slow down and read the displays (of course!). Here are 2 good frog books we checked ... Read more >
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A Preschool Guide To The Nashville Zoo
Nashville preschoolers go wild about the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere. It's the best place to see those proverbial lions and tigers--and also local critters like chipmunks and cardinals. The Nashville Zoo has incorporated the exotic into the native landscape, with stunning results. It feels almost natural to see an African savanna nestled next to the historic farm's horses and hen ... Read more >
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Meredith Pelham
Meredith is a near-native Nashvillian, but she never really knew the city's secrets until becoming a parent. Now she operates with a mental map of every cool playground, musical story hour, and changing table bathroom across Nashville. Her family of backyard tourists are passionate about living well on one income....Read more >
A Great Book Rhymes!
Kids are a funny bunch. They are often loath to change and anything new. But still, our little ones are open to so much -- and so much more than we more ossified parents are! Think of poetry: preschoolers happily read and repeat poems with ease and ...Read more >
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